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rabbits runny nose

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Question
my seven year old rabbit has recently developed the most appalling runny nose.He sneezes and sniffs almost constantly and is obviously in distress. He is a house rabbit and roams freely with two other bunnies, one of whom has had a slight sniff since we got him (6 months ago)They have both been to the vet numerous times and had long courses of baytril and other anti biotics none of which seemed to help at all. The vet took a nasal sample from our older bunny but it came up clean.
I'm very concerned because my poor old bun has had a lot of problems with his teeth (ultimately leading to incisor removal four years ago)however because the younger rabbit also has a sniff I don't think it's tooth related.The odd thing is if it's an infection why hasn't our third bunny got it? And why did the vets tests come up clean? How can I help them and is there anything else it could be?
Please help! we're all at a bit of a loss...

Answer
hi jema-if he was on his own i would say it was snuffles which is very dangerous but as you have two others they would all get it .
may sure there is nothing in the bedding that can cause irritation to them
as the vets check came up clean i'm a bit at a loss as to what is causing it.
sorry.
dave.